Fortis Academy - 4th Grade - Week 18 - Jan. 14 - 20

 

4th Grade Week 18Tuesday
1/14/2025
Wednesday
1/15/2025
Thursday
1/16/2025
Friday
1/17/2025
Monday
1/20/2025
Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipJustice- "Therefore the LORD is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy." -Isaiah 30:18
BibleEzekiel 33:1-11, 36:24-28Joel 2Daniel 1 & 3Daniel 4
MathFP;
Ch.10, L1:
TB pgs. 1-6;
WB pgs. 1-3
FP;
Ch.10, L2:
TB pgs. 7-11;
WB pgs. 4-6
FP;
Ch.10, L3:
TB pgs. 12-15;
WB pgs. 8-10
FP;
Ch.10, L4:
TB pgs. 16-19;
WB pgs. 11-13
FP;
Ch.10, L5:
TB pgs. 20-22;
WB pgs. 14-16
FP = Facts Practice (whichever you prefer, these won't be turned in unless you want extra participation credit in Math)
SpellingPlay Sparkle!Put the AAS "Make it Plural Book" in your backpack for tomorrow. If you don't have a copy, email me & I'll make one for you.Step 16: New teaching; Introduce "Make It Plural Book" and complete Plural Patterns 1-4.Review Step 16 New Teaching, Card Box, & Phonograms, DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 16 Practice"
GrammarCh. 14, L1: Grammar Time, Personal Pronouns & Antecedents, Ref 47, Practice TimeCh. 14, L2: Grammar Time & Practice Time 1-3 as a review of Pronoun Antecedent Agreement and sentence types.Review & Write LimericksCh. 14, L3: Grammar Time & Practice Time 1 & 2
WritingBegin L21: Introduce Summarizing Multiple References & Prepositional Openers, Create a fused KWOComplete Style Practice & write a 1-paragraph RD on Mt. Olympus using your fused KWO. Use composition checklist pg. 156 to ensure you have include all requirements.Share Ugly Duckling StoriesWrite FD of Mt. Olympus. Check and edit your paragraph. Highlight key words in topic sentence & clincher sentence. Due Tues.Parents: check that topic sentences and clinchers have key repeating/reflecting words highlighted and that all elements of structure and style are included and labeled.
ReadingIntroduce Number the Stars;
Vocab study;
Read Ch. 1
Read Ch. 2 and answer questions 3-5 on pg.14 of your study guide.DiscussionRead Ch. 3 and answer questions 6-10 on pg. 15.
HistoryThe Peace of VersaillesRead Indian Nationalism pgs. 284-290 and orally narrate.Gandhi and the Salt MarchRead "The Rise of Joseph Stalin" pgs. 299-305 and write the answers to questions in your journal.
GeographyEastern EuropeTest February 20
ScienceIntroduction to Bird Study & Activities 1.6, 1.7, 1.8Read TB pgs. 25-29 and complete WDYR? in NB pg. 37.Introduce Learn About Texas Birds field guide & color vireos pgs. 23 & 43. Make a bird feeder.Read TB pgs. 30-36 and complete WDYR? in NB pg. 38.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Due 2/20
POETRY: Poem 3 Due 3/6
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/13
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/8


Welcome back! I'm so excited to see our class again! I hope everyone had a great break and is ready to get back in the swing of things.

-Mrs. Woolsey

Coming Soon:
Thursday, Jan. 16 - Spirit Day! (no pizza)
Thursday, Jan. 30 - Spirit Day, DOGS Day, Pizza!

Discipleship: 
Objective: 
Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence. Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading. Our virtue this month is Justice. Justice is the cardinal virtue that consists of the constant and firm will to give what is due to God and neighbor. Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness - meets the needs of others and avoids harshness.

Math

Note: Start each day with a facts practice warm-up sheet. Do whichever page your child is currently working on or needs help for memorization. Set the timer for 5 minutes. Optional: Fill in ones you didn't get and return to school for an extra credit participation grade. (Two sheets due per week for extra credit.)


Objectives:

1. Add, subtract, and multiply metric units of measurement

2. Express inches, feet, yards, and miles in compound units and single units.

3. Express ounces and pounds in compound units and single units.

4. Express gallons, quarts, pints, cups, and ounces in compound units and single units.

5. Express measurements of time in compound units and single units.

6. Multiply time expressed in compound units.


Spelling

Objective: Review four patterns for making words plural.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Engage in meaningful Socratic dialogue.
2. Summarize a passage. 
3. Identify virtues in characters in Number the Stars.

4. Identify personification in a passage. 

5. Make predictions concerning the plot.


Grammar

Objective:

1. Know that Personal Pronouns and Antecedents must agree in number and gender.
2. Write a limerick.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Introduce Unit 6: Summarizing multiple references.
2. Create outlines from two source texts.
3. Create a fused outline.
4. Write a #2 opener sentence that begins with a prepositional phrase.
5.Write a 1-paragraph RD from a fused outline.

History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that world leaders met in Versailles and formed the League of Nations in an attempt to ensure peace after WWI. 
2. Know that Mohandas Gandhi promoted nonviolent resistance to British rule in India.
3. Know that under Joseph Stalin, Russia became the USSR and millions of Russians died. 

Science

1. Experiment with air.
2. Experiment with air pressure.

3. Know that the shape of bird wings gives them the ability to lift off the ground. 

4. Correctly color birds in order to make a field guide.


Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work:

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone." These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Eastern Europe this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided. Sheppard's software practice game: Eastern Europe

History: We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents to "America" and US PresidentsFor assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. (Due 5/12)


Key Dates for 3rd quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917
4. The Great Depression                                  1929-1939
5. World War II                                                  1939-1945
6. The Cold War                                                1945-1991
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968